Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Funeral Services and Body Transport Services
Notice Description
2gether Support Solutions on behalf of the Contracting Authority invites all professional, competent, and suitably experienced providers of Funeral Services (Lot 1) and Body Transport Services (Lot 2) to submit a Tender response for consideration by the Contracting Authority.
Lot Information
Provision of Funeral Services
The Contracting Authority requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to deliver, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, funeral services for deceased adults, young persons, children, babies ,and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term. Additional information: Further details are as stated within the procurement documents. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award this particular Lot, but may continue to award any other Lots.
Renewal: The initial duration of the Contract is 36 months. At the Contracting Authority's sole discretion, the Contract may be extended by up to a further two (2) x 12-month extensions, with the contract term not exceeding five (5) years in total. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not extend this particular Lot, but may continue to extend any other Lots.
Provision of Body Transport ServicesThe Contracting Authority requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, convey (transport) the bodies of deceased adults, young persons, children, babies and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term. Additional information: Further details are as stated within the procurement documents. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award this particular Lot, but may continue to award any other Lots.
Renewal: The initial duration of the Contract is 36 months. At the Contracting Authority's sole discretion, the Contract may be extended by up to a further two (2) x 12-month extensions, with the contract term not exceeding five (5) years in total. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to not extend this particular Lot, but may decide to extend any other Lots.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035bd4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022458-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies
98370000 - Funeral and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Aug 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Sep 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Category Buyer - Corporate
- Contact Email
- ekh-tr.procurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CANTERBURY
- Postcode
- CT1 3NG
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ44 East Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Canterbury
- Electoral Ward
- Barton
- Westminster Constituency
- Canterbury
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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